Criminal justice Efforts to regulate bail companies have some unlikely allies: bail agents, Los Angeles TimesMore California inmates are getting a second chance as parole board enters new era of discretion, Los Angeles Times'I took someone’s life — now I am giving back': In California's prisons, inmates teach each other how to start over, Los Angeles TimesHow 'MASH' actor Mike Farrell became a leading voice against the death penalty in California, Los Angeles TimesTravis County's drug court is failing the population it was created to serve: black offenders, Austin American-StatesmanFrom football hero to felon: The rise and fall of Russell Erxleben, Austin American-StatesmanConvict couldn't handle being free, San Antonio Express-News